DNS test: 170 ms average across four public resolvers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThree of the four resolvers answered in under 80 ms, and the slowest result, 524 ms from Cloudflare\u2019s resolver, pulled the average up to 170 ms. The domain returned both IPv4 and IPv6 (AAAA) records, used Cloudflare nameservers and showed as fully propagated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bluehost India Network and TTFB Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The network test measured the time it takes to connect to the site and receive the first byte (TTFB):<\/p>\n\n\n\nNetwork Step<\/th> Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> DNS lookup<\/td> 89 ms<\/td><\/tr> TCP connect<\/td> 145 ms<\/td><\/tr> TLS handshake<\/td> 219 ms<\/td><\/tr> Time to first byte (TTFB)<\/td> 287 ms<\/td><\/tr> Total response time<\/td> 288 ms<\/td><\/tr> HTTP version<\/td> HTTP\/2<\/td><\/tr> Compression<\/td> GZIP<\/td><\/tr> Transfer size<\/td> 3.0 KB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nNetwork test: 287 ms TTFB, with a Cloudflare challenge page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe then ran a TTFB test from 22 locations around the world. Every location got the same 403 page from Cloudflare\u2019s bot check, so the timings show how fast Cloudflare answers, not how fast the Bluehost server is:<\/p>\n\n\n\nTest Location<\/th> TTFB<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/td> 36 ms<\/td><\/tr> Dallas, USA<\/td> 38 ms<\/td><\/tr> Toronto, Canada<\/td> 50 ms<\/td><\/tr> Johannesburg, South Africa<\/td> 56 ms<\/td><\/tr> Sydney, Australia<\/td> 99 ms<\/td><\/tr> London, UK<\/td> 124 ms<\/td><\/tr> Tokyo, Japan<\/td> 180 ms<\/td><\/tr> Singapore<\/td> 256 ms<\/td><\/tr> Mumbai, India<\/td> 273 ms<\/td><\/tr> Delhi, India<\/td> 287 ms<\/td><\/tr> Doha, Qatar (slowest)<\/td> 489 ms<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTTFB test from 22 locations: every result is a Cloudflare 403 page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nBluehost India Ping Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n A ping test from more than 50 locations got 4 out of 4 replies everywhere. Most locations answered in 0.6 to 2.5 ms, because the replies came from a nearby Cloudflare server:<\/p>\n\n\n\nTest Location<\/th> Average Ping<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Frankfurt, Germany<\/td> 1.5 ms<\/td><\/tr> Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/td> 1.9 ms<\/td><\/tr> London, UK<\/td> 2.2 ms<\/td><\/tr> New York, USA<\/td> 2.4 ms<\/td><\/tr> Los Angeles, USA<\/td> 1.9 ms<\/td><\/tr> S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/td> 1.3 ms<\/td><\/tr> Singapore<\/td> 2.0 ms<\/td><\/tr> Tokyo, Japan<\/td> 2.1 ms<\/td><\/tr> Rajpura, India<\/td> 14.4 ms<\/td><\/tr> Hong Kong<\/td> 197.2 ms<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nPing test: 4 of 4 replies from 50+ locations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant:<\/strong> These three tests measure Cloudflare, not Bluehost. Our test site sits behind Cloudflare, so the testing tools received Cloudflare\u2019s bot-check page (403) and the IP addresses they reached, 104.21.63.88 and 172.67.144.89, belong to Cloudflare. A 1 to 2 ms ping shows how close Cloudflare\u2019s servers are, not how fast Bluehost\u2019s server is. Our HetrixTools uptime and load-time checks also went through Cloudflare. For raw server speed, use the PageSpeed and benchmark results in this review.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy it matters:<\/strong> For Indian visitors, Cloudflare answers from a nearby server, and our test from Rajpura in India reached it in 14.4 ms. That setup works well with the Mumbai server, but it hides the origin speed. To measure the Bluehost Mumbai server itself, switch the Cloudflare record to DNS only for a few minutes and run the tests again.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost Load Test: How Does It Handle Traffic?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n We ran a 5 minute load test with Artillery, a free load testing tool, against our test site. It simulated 3,180 virtual visitors<\/strong> browsing the site and sent 9,540 requests at about 33 requests per second. None of the virtual visitors failed, and the mean response time was 17.9 ms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLoad Test Metric<\/th> Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Test duration<\/td> 5 minutes 2 seconds<\/td><\/tr> Virtual users created and completed<\/td> 3,180 and 3,180<\/td><\/tr> Virtual users failed<\/td> 0<\/td><\/tr> Total requests<\/td> 9,540<\/td><\/tr> Request rate<\/td> 33 requests per second<\/td><\/tr> HTTP status codes returned<\/td> 9,540 x 403 (Cloudflare)<\/td><\/tr> Response time (min, mean, median)<\/td> 12 ms, 17.9 ms, 16.9 ms<\/td><\/tr> Response time (p95, p99, max)<\/td> 22.9 ms, 27.9 ms, 167 ms<\/td><\/tr> Downloaded data<\/td> 0 bytes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nArtillery load test: 3,180 virtual users, 9,540 requests, all answered by Cloudflare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant:<\/strong> Every one of the 9,540 requests got a 403 response and no page data was downloaded. Our test site sits behind Cloudflare, which treated the load test as a bot and answered from its own network. So this result shows Cloudflare absorbing a burst of traffic with no failures, not how many visitors Bluehost\u2019s server can handle. We are not counting it as a Bluehost capacity score.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTip:<\/strong> To measure Bluehost itself, switch the Cloudflare record to DNS only, or allow the tester\u2019s IP address in Cloudflare, then run the same test again. Shared hosting is built for steady small and medium traffic. If your site regularly receives sudden spikes, a cache plugin, Cloudflare in front, or a VPS gives more headroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost SSL Test: Grade A on All Four Addresses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n We scanned our test site with the Qualys SSL Labs server test, the standard check for HTTPS configuration. The report tested four server addresses and gave grade A on all four<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTested Address<\/th> Type<\/th> SSL Labs Grade<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2606:4700:3033::ac43:9059<\/td> IPv6<\/td> A<\/td><\/tr> 2606:4700:3032::6815:3f58<\/td> IPv6<\/td> A<\/td><\/tr> 172.67.144.89<\/td> IPv4<\/td> A<\/td><\/tr> 104.21.63.88<\/td> IPv4<\/td> A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSSL Labs report: grade A on all four tested addresses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant:<\/strong> All four addresses belong to Cloudflare, because our test site uses Cloudflare. The A grade therefore reflects Cloudflare\u2019s HTTPS setup in front of the site. Bluehost includes a free SSL certificate on its plans, and with Cloudflare in front, visitors get a modern, secure connection either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost India Server Benchmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n To test the Mumbai server itself, we ran a WordPress hosting benchmark that measures CPU, memory, database, object cache, WordPress core, compression, image processing and network speed. Bluehost scored 8.9 out of 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWordPress benchmark: 8.9\/10 on Bluehost\u2019s Mumbai server<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nPerfect 10s:<\/strong> file system write and copy, persistent object cache, simple and complex database queries, WordPress hooks and JSON.<\/li>\n\n\n\nStrong:<\/strong> GZIP compression 9.82, floating point maths 9.44, network download 8.67.<\/li>\n\n\n\nWeaker:<\/strong> temporary disk-based tables 5.08, image format conversion 6.44 and content filtering 6.49.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nFor blogs, business sites and small WooCommerce stores, these results are more than enough. Very large stores with heavy image processing may want a VPS in India<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost Object Cache: Enabled on the Server Side<\/h3>\n\n\n\n A persistent object cache stores database query results in memory, so a dynamic WordPress or WooCommerce site does not rebuild the same data on every visit. On our Bluehost account the persistent object cache was already enabled from the server side<\/strong>, and all four object cache tests in the benchmark scored a perfect 10\/10: enabled, write, read and mixed usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost object cache benchmark: 4 out of 4 tests scored 10\/10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy it matters:<\/strong> With server-side object cache you get faster database-heavy pages, such as WooCommerce carts and logged-in dashboards, without setting up caching yourself on the shared plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost Mumbai Server Hardware: AMD EPYC, Checked Over SSH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Bluehost\u2019s sales chat would not tell us which processors its shared servers use, so we checked our Mumbai-hosted account ourselves. We ran the free Yet-Another-Bench-Script over SSH. Here is what the server reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat We Checked<\/th> What the Server Reported<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Processor<\/strong><\/td>AMD EPYC 9J45 128-Core Processor<\/td><\/tr> CPU cores our account sees<\/strong><\/td>20 at about 2.70 GHz<\/td><\/tr> Virtualization<\/strong><\/td>KVM virtual machine, AMD-V enabled<\/td><\/tr> AES-NI<\/strong><\/td>Enabled<\/td><\/tr> RAM<\/strong><\/td>58.6 GiB<\/td><\/tr> Disk<\/strong><\/td>1.3 TiB<\/td><\/tr> Server uptime<\/strong><\/td>40 days, 14 hours<\/td><\/tr> Kernel<\/strong><\/td>5.14.0 (Enterprise Linux 9)<\/td><\/tr> Network provider<\/strong><\/td>Oracle Corporation (AS31898)<\/td><\/tr> Location<\/strong><\/td>Mumbai, Maharashtra, India<\/td><\/tr> IPv4 \/ IPv6<\/strong><\/td>IPv4 online, IPv6 offline<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nKey finding:<\/strong> Two Bluehost chat agents refused to name the processor, but one benchmark command over SSH shows modern AMD EPYC hardware on Oracle Corporation\u2019s network in Mumbai, with 58.6 GiB of RAM and 40 days of uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKeep in mind:<\/strong> These figures describe the whole shared virtual machine, which other Bluehost customers also use, not the resources reserved for your plan. Our 1 GB disk quota also stopped the script\u2019s disk and network tests part-way with \u201cuser block limit reached\u201d and \u201cDisk quota exceeded\u201d errors, so we do not publish disk or network speed numbers from this run.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOur take on sales and support:<\/strong> Someone with technical knowledge can find this information over SSH, but most customers cannot. When we asked sales and support for basic technical details, we got a refusal, a sales pitch or a transfer. If you are not technical, do not expect Bluehost\u2019s chat to explain your server, so check the details you need before you buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBluehost India Dashboard and Control Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Bluehost has moved to a new AI-powered dashboard. You can ask questions in the \u201cAsk Bluehost AI\u201d bar, build a site with AI Sites, try AI Store for selling online and manage email, domains, hosting, security and billing from one menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe new Bluehost dashboard with Bluehost AI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nClassic tools are still one click away: cPanel, cPanel Email, File Manager, SSH keys and FTP access sit right on the Hosting page, along with your nameservers, ns1.bluehost.com and ns2.bluehost.com. Beginners get a simple start, and developers keep full control.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYour WordPress site and AI Store trial in the Websites section<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nBluehost AI Website Builder in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Bluehost India also sells an AI website builder, shown in the dashboard as AI Sites<\/strong> and AI Store<\/strong>. You describe your business in plain language, optionally upload a logo or images, and the AI builds the site. You can then ask the AI to change copy, images or colors, or edit manually, and publish with one click to your own domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, and our account showed it as \u201cFree trial – 3 of 14 days remaining.\u201d The trial site stays on a temporary domain and is not live until you upgrade. Trial days run consecutively, and Bluehost keeps the site for 4 more days after the trial ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlan<\/th> Price (GST extra)<\/th> Storage<\/th> AI Credits\/Month<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Free trial<\/td> Free for 14 days<\/td> Temporary domain only<\/td> 10 AI edits<\/td><\/tr> Get Online<\/td> \u20b9816\/mo<\/td> 20 GB<\/td> 20<\/td><\/tr> Get Online Grow<\/td> \u20b91,441\/mo<\/td> 50 GB<\/td> 40<\/td><\/tr> Get Online Scale<\/td> \u20b91,921\/mo<\/td> 100 GB<\/td> 80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant:<\/strong> Bluehost\u2019s dashboard says the AI Website Builder is separate from your hosting plan<\/strong>. Bluehost India\u2019s page lists \u20b9816\/mo, while our account dashboard showed $9.99\/month after the 14-day free trial, so check the price at checkout before you subscribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEach AI Website Builder plan includes its own hosting, along with a free domain for the first year on Get Online, SSL, CDN, weekly backups, malware detection and removal and Yoast SEO Premium. Each paid plan adds 10 bonus AI credits in the first month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our take for India:<\/strong> The AI builder suits Indian small businesses, shops and freelancers who want a website quickly, but the \u20b9816\/mo price is much higher than the \u20b9199\/mo WordPress hosting plans. If you want WordPress with plugins and full control, choose the hosting plans above instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bluehost dashboard shows promotional banners on almost every page, and you will see them as an Indian customer too. These are all the promotions we saw in our account during the test:<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhere We Saw It<\/th> What the Promotion Said<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Top banner on every page<\/strong><\/td>\u201cFree trial, 3 days remaining. Your website is not live yet. Upgrade now to publish and get your custom domain,\u201d with an Upgrade Now button<\/td><\/tr> Dashboard: security card<\/strong><\/td>\u201cReal Protection, Real Experts\u201d: AI-powered detection and hands-on cleanup, 50% off with code BHSECURE50<\/td><\/tr> Dashboard: Black Friday bundle<\/strong><\/td>\u201cThe more you add, the more you save\u201d: 15% off one product, 20% off two and 25% off three or more, with a Build Your Bundle button<\/td><\/tr> Dashboard: AI models card<\/strong><\/td>
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